From a storytelling perspective, Gubber serves as a parody of Bubba, a character from the Forrest Gump movie. During the quest, Fruit of the Sea, Gubber repetitively prattles about the many ways of cooking crab meat, similar to Bubba's discussion of shrimp. Additionally, "Gubber" sounds similar to "Bubba", and "Blump" sounds similar to "Gump".

After completing his quests, Gubber will mail a friendly letter to the player character, along with a Shiny Bauble.